History of convict colonial settlement from the beginnings of the First Fleet in 1788, and other significant parts of Old Sydney Town's heritage.
The Royal Visit 1954
The 1954 visit by Queen Elizabeth II and the Duke of Edinburgh was a major public occasion in Australia. This post shows a contemporary record of the royal tour and the crowds and ceremony surrounding it, placing the image in the wider story of post-war Australian public life.
Serenade to Sydney - Frank Clune
Frank Clune's A Serenade to Sydney presents the city through a historical and travel-writing lens. The post brings together Clune's observations with images of Sydney landmarks, offering a glimpse of how the harbour city was described to readers in the twentieth century.
